PROJECT SURREALISM
- By u.net
- Jul 03, 2019
As a season of 1990s cinema kicks off at BFI Southbank, we look back at the suburban landscapes of Mathieu Kassovitz’s vital portrait of the Paris suburbs
Mathieu Kassovitz’s award-winning drama, La Haine (1995), follows a day in the life of three young men from immigrant families in a poverty-stricken Paris suburb. Fizzing [...]
FIGHT THE POWER
- By u.net
- Jul 03, 2019
In the first episode of Ava DuVernay’s Netflix drama When They See Us, a couple of dozen black teenagers pour into Central Park on the night of 19 April, 1989. Five of them will end up spending years in jail for a rape they didn’t commit, but for now they’re [...]
How Gil Scott-Heron made way for a generation of rap revolutionaries
- By u.net
- Apr 11, 2019
Even if you’re not familiar with Gil Scott-Heron, it’s likely you’ve unknowingly encountered his work in some form. The late artist’s poeticisms have taken on a life beyond their architect, from his extensive sampling in hip hop music, to cover versions like soul singer Leon Bridges’ recent resurrection of “Whitey On The Moon” [...]
Kurt Cobain’s Undying Influence on modern Hip Hop
- By u.net
- Apr 01, 2019
In 2019, rappers idolize Kurt Cobain more than they idolize rap legends. The art form has been heavily influenced by SoundCloud rap; a subgenre which makes use of DIY aesthetics and shrill vocals—decades after Nirvana mastered those qualities without really caring to. Many of its stars see Cobain as an [...]
YOUNG WILD N FREE – SNOOP & WIZ
- By u.net
- Jan 29, 2019
So what we get drunk / So what we smoke weed / We’re just having fun / We don’t care who sees
So what we go out / That’s how it's supposed to be / Living young and wild and free. Esser giovani, liberi da qualsiasi vincolo e senza pensieri, così [...]
The Self-Destruction Video
- By u.net
- Jan 25, 2019
From AmbrosiaforHeads - In the late 1980s, Rap music had a problem. At the time the genre was exploding with national and overseas tours, incidents were taking place at some of those concerts that were smearing the reputation of the Hip-Hop culture. As the safety of show-goers was a significant concern, [...]
IN PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS – KID CUDI
- By u.net
- Jan 22, 2019
Crush a bit, little bit / Roll it up, take a hit / Feeling lit, feeling right. Inizia così In Pursuit of Happyness, terzo singolo estratto dall’album Man on the Moon: The End of Day di Kid Cudi, prodotto dal duo elettronico Ratatat con il featuring di MGMT. Kid Cudi [...]
STILL BLAZIN – WIZ KHALIFA
- By u.net
- Jan 15, 2019
Marijuana minutes, nigga time slow / On a kush clock, there's always time to smoke. In una dimensione temporale alterata dal tetraidrocannabinolo, il tempo si dilata e se l’orologio è a base di Kush (una tipologia di marijuana), c’è sempre tempo per fumare. Why can't everyone just smoke like me? [...]
Angela Davis Speaks Out
- By u.net
- Jan 12, 2019
In a Democracy Now! exclusive, legendary activist and scholar Angela Davis speaks out after the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute rescinded a human rights award for her, reportedly due to her activism for Palestinian rights. In September, the institute announced that it would award Davis the Fred L. Shuttlesworth Human Rights [...]
BREAKFAST – CURREN$Y
- By u.net
- Jan 08, 2019
I kept my promise rolled bamboos in the Bahamas / Mama it's either that or them strawberry colidas. Godersela alle Bahamas fumando erba sin dalla mattina e bevendo i cocktail più popolari dell’isola, Bahama Mama o Colida alla fragola. Il riferimento alla mariujana che a Curren$y, MC di New Orleans, [...]